Gotta love the little Perkins 3 cylinder diesel !! Sits for years and pops right off like its supposed to. Preliminary checks like fuel and oil completed a quick bump or two on the starter with a screwdriver brings the old guy back to life !!
I finally realize I need two lifetimes to repair all the tractors and equipment I have around here and that a lot of the stuff will not get the attention it needs. When I bought it the previous owner had disassembled everything you see here that has been removed so it has no eletrics on it and no skid plate, drawbar and not even a dash panel or throttle. I did install a new temperature gauge and oil pressure gauge as we reassembled the engine with new pistons and rings after honing the cylinders. The rod bearings and main bearings checked ok as well. The big issue is the hydraulic clutches.
This little crawler has a shuttle shift. Select the desired gear on the four speed transmission then slide the shuttle to forward or reverse, taking off with the foot clutch. Steering is by the steering clutch/brake handles. The system for the hydraulic clutches is separate from the hydraulic lift circuit. The clutch circuit has a 2 1/2 gallon reservoir and its own hydraulic pump driven off the timing gear. Testing the pressures show it to be too low to operate the clutches after the oil warms up. That's as far as I got before life got busy....so here it sits, lonely in the lean-to awaiting someone that has the time.
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25 июн 2022
